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1 week ago |
lansingcitypulse.com | Lawrence Cosentino
It’s high time for “Summertime,” in more ways than one. Tiffany Gridiron, a spellbinding singer in the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson, is the perfect choice to open this year’s Summer Solstice Jazz Festival. “It’s such a beautiful time of year. There’s so much sunshine, it’s so joyful, there’s so much music,” Gridiron enthused.
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1 week ago |
lansingcitypulse.com | Lawrence Cosentino
The stars are dotted across the night sky in a grand, continuous scroll, but if you look closer, you see that each dot burns with its own chemistry and life story. Peter Bernstein, one of the world’s greatest jazz guitarists and headliner of the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, plays with a bright, spacious sound and a twinkling, panoramic flow. But if you listen more closely, you can hear him shape each note according to the rhythm, chemistry and emotion of the moment. Am I flying too high?
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1 week ago |
lansingcitypulse.com | Lawrence Cosentino
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2025 6:18 am Thursday, June 19-Saturday, June 21 Downtown East Lansing See pages 16-17 for schedule, map and performer bios You can pack a lot of fun into two of the longest days of the year. Michigan State University guitar maestro Randy Napoleon, in his first year as artistic director of this weekend’s Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, aimed for a sunny event that would ensnare passers-by as well as passionate jazz lovers, kids as well as connoisseurs. “I made an...
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1 week ago |
lansingcitypulse.com | Lawrence Cosentino
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2025 6:27 am King Ghidorah, the golden, winged monster of “Godzilla” fame, comes at you with three fire-breathing heads.
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3 weeks ago |
lansingcitypulse.com | Lawrence Cosentino
On paper, the members of Michigan State University’s Groove Doctors 3 are a tad overqualified for what started as a non-paying Tuesday night gig at the Peanut Barrel. Vocalist Mike Lawrence teaches constitutional law. Drummer David Stowe teaches English and religious studies. Bassist Glenn Chambers teaches history and presently serves as interim dean of two colleges. They don’t need to do this. Then again, with all the intellectual and bureaucratic baggage they have to carry, maybe they do.
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